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Last month, two people were killed in state prisons – a corrections officer and an inmate. The union that represents COs says chronic staff shortages are to blame.
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A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last month in the nation’s capital is being transitioned from hospital acute care to in-patient rehabilitation, a doctor said Friday. -
“We need to do it in a smart, environmentally safe way," Terry McAuliffe said of short-term natural gas projects. -
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Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger is piecing together her cabinet before her inauguration next month. Michael Pope and Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss that and more in state politics and government. -
Ever since the English privateer ship White Lion arrived at Port Comfort in 1619 with 20 to 30 enslaved people, Virginia's legal system has never really lived up to its ideals. -
The Department of Juvenile Justice directly oversees the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center near Richmond, the only state-run youth prison. And across the Commonwealth, dozens of locally run facilities hold minors who have entered the justice system. -
Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicopter. -
Virginia Tech’s preliminary report is part of an ongoing study funded by the state to address growing concerns. -
A new Community Services Board facility is in the works in Augusta County that will provide immediate treatment for people experiencing a behavioral health crisis. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
More than 1,700 housing units are under construction, planning or review in Roanoke County — ranging from single family homes to townhouses and duplexes. Now, you can add another 224 luxury apartment units to the list.
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